Leaf of a sliding window or sliding door and sliding window or sliding door provided with such a leaf

Abstract

Leaf ( 4 ) of a sliding window ( 1 ) or sliding door, whereby this leaf ( 4 ) has a horizontal profile ( 13 ) and an upright side profile ( 12 ) perpendicular to the horizontal profile ( 13 ), whereby the horizontal profile ( 13 ) is provided with a lock plate ( 10 ) for a lock ( 9 ), whereby the leaf ( 4 ) is equipped with an adjustment mechanism to be able to adjust the position of the lock plate ( 10 ) in the direction (P) in which the horizontal profile ( 13 ) extends and to be able to secure the lock plate ( 10 ) to the leaf ( 4 ), whereby the adjustment mechanism can be operated from the side where the side profile ( 12 ) is located.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A leaf ( 4 ) of a sliding window ( 1 ) or sliding door, whereby the leaf ( 4 ) comprises a front and a back, a horizontal profile member ( 13 ) and an upright side profile member ( 12 ) perpendicular to the horizontal profile member ( 13 ) between the front and the back, whereby the horizontal profile member ( 13 ) is provided with a lock plate ( 10 ) for a lock ( 9 ), whereby the leaf ( 4 ) is equipped with an adjustment mechanism to be able to adjust a position of the lock plate ( 10 ) in a direction (P) in which the horizontal profile member ( 13 ) extends and to be able to secure the lock plate ( 10 ) to the leaf ( 4 ), whereby the adjustment mechanism can be operated from a side where the upright side profile member ( 12 ) is located, whereby the horizontal profile member ( 13 ) is provided with a first groove ( 14 ) with undercut flanks ( 15 ) that extends in a longitudinal direction of the horizontal profile member ( 13 ), whereby a first carriage ( 8 ) is held in the first groove ( 14 ), whereby the lock plate ( 10 ) forms part of the first carriage ( 8 ) or is fastened thereto, wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises the following components:
 at least one hole ( 19 ) in the lock plate ( 10 ) or the first carriage attached thereto ( 8 ), whereby the at least one hole ( 19 ) extends horizontally and is provided with an internal screw thread, 
 at least one adjusting rod ( 22 ) that is at least partly provided with an external screw thread and which is affixed in the hole ( 19 ), whereby the adjusting rod ( 22 ) has a head ( 24 ) that is arranged to engage with a tool to rotate the adjusting rod ( 22 ) and which is oriented towards a side where the side profile member ( 12 ) is located, 
 wherein the adjustment mechanism also comprises a gripping element ( 20   a ), which, at least in a horizontal direction, has a fixed position with respect to the horizontal profile member ( 13 ), whereby the adjusting rod ( 22 ) and the gripping element ( 20   a ) are arranged such that the adjusting rod ( 22 ) can be secured to the gripping element ( 20   a ), or that the gripping element ( 20   a ) forms an end stop for the adjusting rod ( 22 ), 
 wherein the side profile member ( 12 ) is provided with a second groove ( 14 ) with undercut flanks ( 15 ) that extends in a longitudinal direction of the side profile member ( 12 ), whereby a second carriage ( 20 ) is held in the second groove ( 14 ) and the gripping element ( 20   a ) is formed on the second carriage ( 20 ). 
 
     
     
       2. The leaf according to  claim 1 , wherein the horizontal profile member is a top profile member or bottom profile member of the leaf in a mounted position. 
     
     
       3. The leaf according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one hole ( 19 ) is made in the first carriage ( 8 ). 
     
     
       4. The leaf according to  claim 1 , wherein the gripping element ( 20   a ) is disposed by the side profile member ( 12 ) that is fastened thereto. 
     
     
       5. The leaf according to  claim 1 , wherein the second carriage ( 20 ) at least partially protrudes out of the side profile member ( 12 ) in the longitudinal direction of the side profile member ( 12 ). 
     
     
       6. The leaf according to  claim 1 , wherein the horizontal profile member is a top profile member ( 13 ). 
     
     
       7. The sliding window or sliding door is provided with the leaf according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
       8. The sliding window or sliding door according to  claim 1 , wherein the horizontal profile member is at a top or a bottom of the leaf, and the side profile member extends vertically. 
     
     
       9. A leaf ( 4 ) of a sliding window ( 1 ) or sliding door, whereby the leaf ( 4 ) comprises a front and a back, a horizontal profile member ( 13 ) and an upright side profile member ( 12 ) perpendicular to the horizontal profile member ( 13 ) between the front and the back, whereby the horizontal profile member ( 13 ) is provided with a lock plate ( 10 ) for a lock ( 9 ), whereby the leaf ( 4 ) is equipped with an adjustment mechanism to be able to adjust a position of the lock plate ( 10 ) in a direction (P) in which the horizontal profile member ( 13 ) extends and to be able to secure the lock plate ( 10 ) to the leaf ( 4 ), whereby the adjustment mechanism can be operated from a side where the upright side profile member ( 12 ) is located, whereby the horizontal profile member ( 13 ) is provided with a first groove ( 14 ) with undercut flanks ( 15 ) that extends in a longitudinal direction of the horizontal profile member ( 13 ), whereby a first carriage ( 8 ) is held in the first groove ( 14 ), whereby the lock plate ( 10 ) forms part of the first carriage ( 8 ) or is fastened thereto,
 wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises the following components:
 at least one hole ( 19 ) in the lock plate ( 10 ) or the first carriage attached thereto ( 8 ), whereby the at least one hole ( 19 ) extends horizontally and is provided with an internal screw thread, 
 at least one adjusting rod ( 22 ) that is at least partly provided with an external screw thread and which is affixed in the hole ( 19 ), whereby the adjusting rod ( 22 ) has a head ( 24 ) that is arranged to engage with a tool to rotate the adjusting rod ( 22 ) and which is oriented towards a side where the side profile member ( 12 ) is located, 
 
 wherein the adjustment mechanism also comprises a gripping element ( 20   a ), which, at least in a horizontal direction, has a fixed position with respect to the horizontal profile member ( 13 ), whereby the adjusting rod ( 22 ) and the gripping element ( 20   a ) are arranged such that the adjusting rod ( 22 ) can be secured to the gripping element ( 20   a ), or that the gripping element ( 20   a ) forms an end stop for the adjusting rod ( 22 ), 
 wherein the gripping element ( 20   a ) is provided with a horizontal passage ( 21 ) and the adjusting rod ( 22 ) has a nut ( 26 ) and a screw thread is provided between the head ( 24 ) and the nut ( 26 ), whereby the passage ( 21 ) is of such a size that a part between the head ( 24 ) and the nut ( 26 ) fits through the passage ( 21 ), but not the nut ( 26 ). 
 
     
     
       10. The leaf according to  claim 9 , wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises two holes ( 19 A,  19 B) and two adjusting rods ( 22 A,  22 B), whereby the gripping element is provided with two horizontal passages. 
     
     
       11. The leaf according to  claim 10 , wherein the or adjusting rods ( 22 A,  22 B) each have a head ( 24 ,  24 A,  24 B) that is provided with a recess ( 25 ) for a socket screw key. 
     
     
       12. The leaf according to  claim 9 , wherein the horizontal profile member is a top profile member or bottom profile member of the leaf in a mounted position. 
     
     
       13. The leaf according to  claim 9 , wherein the at least one hole ( 19 ) is made in the first carriage ( 8 ). 
     
     
       14. The leaf according to  claim 9 , wherein the gripping element ( 20   a ) is disposed by the side profile member ( 12 ) that is fastened thereto. 
     
     
       15. The leaf according to  claim 9 , wherein the horizontal profile member is a top profile member ( 13 ). 
     
     
       16. The sliding window or sliding door is provided with the leaf according to  claim 9 . 
     
     
       17. The sliding window or sliding door according to  claim 9 , wherein the horizontal profile member is at a top or a bottom of the leaf, and the side profile member extends vertically.